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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,875 works

Women kneeling and bending to weed a green field at sunset, with a crescent moon and a standing figure on the left.

The Weeders

Jules Breton, 1868

Painting of dark rock stacks on a sandy beach with surf in the foreground and a grassy headland under a pale sky.

Kynance

John Brett, 1888

Man and woman conversing in a wood-beamed room with a wine glass, violin, leaded window and landscape painting.

Sentimental Conversation

Quirijn van Brekelenkam, early 1660s

Young peasant woman in white bonnet knitting while seated barefoot against a tree in a dappled grassy woodland.

A Peasant Girl Knitting

Jules Breton, ca. 1870

Painted Renaissance hall with a seated ruler on a throne, courtiers, an armored guard, and dogs on a tiled floor.

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh

Jörg Breu the Younger, ca. 1534-47

Portrait of a young man in gilded steel armour with a white ruff, holding a baton, beside a helmet and sword.

Sir John Shurley of Isfield (1565-1632)

British Painter

Portrait of a man in engraved steel armor with red trim, one hand resting on a helmet, against a dark background.

Cosimo I de' Medici (1519-1574)

Half-length portrait of a woman in black dress and wide black hat with gold chain, against a green background.

Katharina Merian

Oil portrait of a woman in a grey embroidered gown with a large lace ruff, pearls, and a red curtain behind her.

Portrait of a Woman

British Painter, ca. 1600

Painting of men smoking and drinking in a dim tavern, one exhaling smoke from a pipe, with a landscape through a door.

The Smokers

Adriaen Brouwer, ca. 1636

Painting of two figures on a rocky ledge amid demons, burning ruins and a river in a fiery underworld landscape.

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld

Jan Brueghel the Younger, 1630s

Oil painting of a brick church tower beyond a grassy meadow with grazing sheep, tall trees, and wispy clouds in the sky.

Tottenham Church

British Painter

Arched portrait of a young man with red hair in a black cap, dark gown, white collar, and patterned grey sleeves.

Portrait of a Man

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Oil painting of an overflowing wicker basket of roses, tulips, and marigolds with scattered flowers on a table.

A Basket of Flowers

Jan Brueghel the Younger, probably 1620s

Portrait of a woman in a white headdress and black gown with fur sleeves, holding gloves, beside a red coat of arms.

Portrait of a Woman of the Slosgin Family of Cologne

Barthel Bruyn the Younger, 1557

Half-length portrait of a woman in red headdress and green robe holding a red carnation, dated 1533.

Portrait of a Woman

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emma (1765-1815), Lady Hamilton

Adam Buck, 1804

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel with a scroll kneels before the Virgin Mary beside a lily and an open book.

The Annunciation

Budapest Master

Painting of a nude woman reaching toward fruit as a serpent with a woman's head coils around a tree.

Adam; Eve

Giuliano Bugiardini, ca. 1520

Byzantine icon of the Presentation in the Temple with robed figures, gold background, and an arched canopy over an altar.

The Presentation in the Temple

Byzantine Painter

Nude woman with long auburn hair seated against a rocky cliff, draped in white cloth, looking startled.

Echo

Alexandre Cabanel, 1874

Painting of a woman with eyes closed and head tilted back against golden drapery, wearing a dark dress and earring.

Herodias

Francesco Cairo, before 1635

Round miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red embroidered coat, and blue sash, in a gold pendant frame.

Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France

Antoine François Callet, 1787

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white satin gown with fur trim, resting her hand on a green draped table.

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (1828-1887)

Alexandre Cabanel, 1876

Portrait of a woman in a blue gown with gold chains, holding a fur muff, beside a small dog on a red table.

Portrait of a Woman

Bernardino Campi, late 1560s

Half-length portrait of an older balding man in a dark red fur-collared robe, hands pressed together in prayer.

Man in Prayer

Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1440

Reclining nude woman on sea waves with flying cherubs above her, under a pale blue sky.

The Birth of Venus

Alexandre Cabanel, 1875

Painting of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, flanked by two winged angels playing harp and lute in a Gothic interior.

Virgin and Child in an Apse

Painting of a state yacht and several sailing boats on calm water under a cloudy sky, with a rowboat of passengers in front.

A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water

Jan van de Cappelle, ca. 1660

Painting of a red-capped poet gesturing on a stone bench beside a woman in white, with young men in a garden setting.

Florentine Poet

Alexandre Cabanel, 1861